Emma Burrows
@eburrows.bsky.social
AP European Security Correspondent. Previously with CNN in Moscow & ITN in London. Speak Russian & Spanish
Temperatures are as low as -30 in Ukraine and Russia is attacking the energy grid.
Ukrainians are living in homes with no power and heating - they can’t cook for their children or warm milk for babies.
As soon as minimal power is restored, Russia attacks again. apnews.com/article/russ...
Ukrainians are living in homes with no power and heating - they can’t cook for their children or warm milk for babies.
As soon as minimal power is restored, Russia attacks again. apnews.com/article/russ...
Families suffer as Ukrainian engineers can no longer keep up with repairing infrastructure
Residents of Kyiv are struggling through a harsh winter as months of Russian drone and missile strikes have left hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Temperatures are as low as -30 in Ukraine and Russia is attacking the energy grid.
Ukrainians are living in homes with no power and heating - they can’t cook for their children or warm milk for babies.
As soon as minimal power is restored, Russia attacks again. apnews.com/article/russ...
Ukrainians are living in homes with no power and heating - they can’t cook for their children or warm milk for babies.
As soon as minimal power is restored, Russia attacks again. apnews.com/article/russ...
“The commander told me, ‘You have been made to sign a contract to join the battalion. You cannot do any other work here. You have been deceived.”
One Bangladeshi man said he was beaten by Russians with shovels, handcuffed and tortured. Must read from @apnews.com
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One Bangladeshi man said he was beaten by Russians with shovels, handcuffed and tortured. Must read from @apnews.com
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Workers from Bangladesh sought jobs in Russia but instead got sent to combat in Ukraine
An Associated Press investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia by the false promise of civilian jobs and thrust onto the battlefield in the Ukraine war.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:49 PM
“The commander told me, ‘You have been made to sign a contract to join the battalion. You cannot do any other work here. You have been deceived.”
One Bangladeshi man said he was beaten by Russians with shovels, handcuffed and tortured. Must read from @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/russ...
One Bangladeshi man said he was beaten by Russians with shovels, handcuffed and tortured. Must read from @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/russ...
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has arrived in Greenland after a pretty rough week.
She got off the plane and was met by Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: the two greeted each other with a big hug. There’s been no word from either of them yet about what Trump’s “framework” for Greenland looks like.
She got off the plane and was met by Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: the two greeted each other with a big hug. There’s been no word from either of them yet about what Trump’s “framework” for Greenland looks like.
January 23, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has arrived in Greenland after a pretty rough week.
She got off the plane and was met by Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: the two greeted each other with a big hug. There’s been no word from either of them yet about what Trump’s “framework” for Greenland looks like.
She got off the plane and was met by Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: the two greeted each other with a big hug. There’s been no word from either of them yet about what Trump’s “framework” for Greenland looks like.
Trump says he needs Greenland to deter Russia and China but Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat says the only countries his behaviour benefits are those two.
January 20, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Trump says he needs Greenland to deter Russia and China but Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat says the only countries his behaviour benefits are those two.
Spoke to a senior military official who said the European decision to send small numbers of troops to Greenland may have given the impression that an “Armada” of ships was sailing there, when the reality was that European nations said they would send not more than a few dozen troops collectively.
January 20, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Spoke to a senior military official who said the European decision to send small numbers of troops to Greenland may have given the impression that an “Armada” of ships was sailing there, when the reality was that European nations said they would send not more than a few dozen troops collectively.
Met a 9-year-old girl at today’s protest in Nuuk, Greenland who told me she is being taught about NATO at school and about how to stand up to bullies.
Another Greenlander suggested the threat from Trump’s tariffs is an existential threat to the international order that we’ve lived by since 1945.
Another Greenlander suggested the threat from Trump’s tariffs is an existential threat to the international order that we’ve lived by since 1945.
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Met a 9-year-old girl at today’s protest in Nuuk, Greenland who told me she is being taught about NATO at school and about how to stand up to bullies.
Another Greenlander suggested the threat from Trump’s tariffs is an existential threat to the international order that we’ve lived by since 1945.
Another Greenlander suggested the threat from Trump’s tariffs is an existential threat to the international order that we’ve lived by since 1945.
Tillie Martinussen, former Greenland MP at protest in Nuuk told @apnews.com
"A tariff of 25% is nothing against the free world…that's the way you have to look at it…This is a fight for freedom. It's for NATO, it's for everything the Western Hemisphere has been fighting for since World War II.”
"A tariff of 25% is nothing against the free world…that's the way you have to look at it…This is a fight for freedom. It's for NATO, it's for everything the Western Hemisphere has been fighting for since World War II.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Tillie Martinussen, former Greenland MP at protest in Nuuk told @apnews.com
"A tariff of 25% is nothing against the free world…that's the way you have to look at it…This is a fight for freedom. It's for NATO, it's for everything the Western Hemisphere has been fighting for since World War II.”
"A tariff of 25% is nothing against the free world…that's the way you have to look at it…This is a fight for freedom. It's for NATO, it's for everything the Western Hemisphere has been fighting for since World War II.”
Particular thanks go to kind former colleagues at CNN who lent us some kit after we arrived - but our bags did not.
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International journalists have descended on Greenland. Some Greenlanders are doing dozens of interviews a day and they say they want Trump and the White House to "back off."
“It’s just weird how obsessed he is with Greenland," one Greenlander said. apnews.com/article/gree...
“It’s just weird how obsessed he is with Greenland," one Greenlander said. apnews.com/article/gree...
International media flock to Greenland as Trump turns the Arctic island into a geopolitical hot spot
International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk during the geopolitical crisis triggered by U.S.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Particular thanks go to kind former colleagues at CNN who lent us some kit after we arrived - but our bags did not.
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International journalists have descended on Greenland. Some Greenlanders are doing dozens of interviews a day and they say they want Trump and the White House to "back off."
“It’s just weird how obsessed he is with Greenland," one Greenlander said. apnews.com/article/gree...
“It’s just weird how obsessed he is with Greenland," one Greenlander said. apnews.com/article/gree...
International media flock to Greenland as Trump turns the Arctic island into a geopolitical hot spot
International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk during the geopolitical crisis triggered by U.S.
apnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
International journalists have descended on Greenland. Some Greenlanders are doing dozens of interviews a day and they say they want Trump and the White House to "back off."
“It’s just weird how obsessed he is with Greenland," one Greenlander said. apnews.com/article/gree...
“It’s just weird how obsessed he is with Greenland," one Greenlander said. apnews.com/article/gree...
Greenlanders told @apnews.com they view Denmark & other allies decision to boost military in Greenland as “protection” even though Euro military officials haven’t said the goal is to deter a US move against the island.
People say they are scared & want Trump to back off. apnews.com/article/gree...
People say they are scared & want Trump to back off. apnews.com/article/gree...
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Greenlanders told @apnews.com they view Denmark & other allies decision to boost military in Greenland as “protection” even though Euro military officials haven’t said the goal is to deter a US move against the island.
People say they are scared & want Trump to back off. apnews.com/article/gree...
People say they are scared & want Trump to back off. apnews.com/article/gree...
Trump says he needs to control Greenland because he says the sea is full of Russian & Chinese ships.
"The only Chinese I see is when I go to the fast food market,” a man told me in Greenland’s capital Nuuk.
"Fantasy," is what another man called Trump's claim.
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"The only Chinese I see is when I go to the fast food market,” a man told me in Greenland’s capital Nuuk.
"Fantasy," is what another man called Trump's claim.
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FACT FOCUS: Trump repeats false claims when discussing Greenland's security in the Arctic
U.S. President Donald Trump has made an American takeover of Greenland a focus of his second term in the White House.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Trump says he needs to control Greenland because he says the sea is full of Russian & Chinese ships.
"The only Chinese I see is when I go to the fast food market,” a man told me in Greenland’s capital Nuuk.
"Fantasy," is what another man called Trump's claim.
apnews.com/article/fact...
"The only Chinese I see is when I go to the fast food market,” a man told me in Greenland’s capital Nuuk.
"Fantasy," is what another man called Trump's claim.
apnews.com/article/fact...
Fiona Hill, Trump’s former security advisor, told @apnews.com Russia’s ambassador to US hinted many times that Russia was willing to let the U.S. act as it wanted in Venezuela if the U.S. did the same for Russia in Ukraine. “But nobody was interested then.” 7 years later… apnews.com/article/russ...
Trump's former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine
Russian officials suggested in 2019 that the Kremlin might reduce support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Fiona Hill, Trump’s former security advisor, told @apnews.com Russia’s ambassador to US hinted many times that Russia was willing to let the U.S. act as it wanted in Venezuela if the U.S. did the same for Russia in Ukraine. “But nobody was interested then.” 7 years later… apnews.com/article/russ...
Russia is evacuating families of diplomats from Venezuela, a European official told @apnews.com. They said Russian officials are “very grim” about Venezuela. Russia’s MFA said it isn’t evacuating the embassy but didn’t address Qs about the evacuations of diplomat families. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump warns Maduro against playing 'tough' as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela
President Donald Trump has delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Trump said Monday if the Venezuelan leader "plays tough, it’ll be the last time he’s ever be able to play tou...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Russia is evacuating families of diplomats from Venezuela, a European official told @apnews.com. They said Russian officials are “very grim” about Venezuela. Russia’s MFA said it isn’t evacuating the embassy but didn’t address Qs about the evacuations of diplomat families. apnews.com/article/trum...
It's 147 now because Danish officials said hackers connected to the Russian state hacked a water company last year, bursting pipes, leaving homes without water.
A different group also targeted Danish websites ahead of local elections in November.
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A different group also targeted Danish websites ahead of local elections in November.
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I've tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption @apnews.com that Western officials blame on Russia.
They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots.
Arson & explosives plots particularly increased:
2023: 1
2024: 26
2025: 6
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They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots.
Arson & explosives plots particularly increased:
2023: 1
2024: 26
2025: 6
apnews.com/projects/rus...
Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It's 147 now because Danish officials said hackers connected to the Russian state hacked a water company last year, bursting pipes, leaving homes without water.
A different group also targeted Danish websites ahead of local elections in November.
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A different group also targeted Danish websites ahead of local elections in November.
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Reposted by Emma Burrows
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative resources.
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#APPhoto : KPRM
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December 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative resources.
#APPhoto : KPRM
bit.ly/4aoSVEc
#APPhoto : KPRM
bit.ly/4aoSVEc
I've tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption @apnews.com that Western officials blame on Russia.
They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots.
Arson & explosives plots particularly increased:
2023: 1
2024: 26
2025: 6
apnews.com/projects/rus...
They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots.
Arson & explosives plots particularly increased:
2023: 1
2024: 26
2025: 6
apnews.com/projects/rus...
Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative r...
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I've tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption @apnews.com that Western officials blame on Russia.
They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots.
Arson & explosives plots particularly increased:
2023: 1
2024: 26
2025: 6
apnews.com/projects/rus...
They say Moscow wants to drain Europe's security resources and identify weak spots.
Arson & explosives plots particularly increased:
2023: 1
2024: 26
2025: 6
apnews.com/projects/rus...
Reposted by Emma Burrows
Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Poland says 2 Ukrainians working for Russia are suspected of being involved in railway blast
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Finland turned on the beauty for @apnews.com interview with President Alexander Stubb.
Stubb’s jacket references “sisu” - the Finnish concept of resilience and grit which the Finns displayed when fighting two wars with Russia.
Stubb is trying to make “sisu” the new “sauna.” youtu.be/djjsEo8D5WU
Stubb’s jacket references “sisu” - the Finnish concept of resilience and grit which the Finns displayed when fighting two wars with Russia.
Stubb is trying to make “sisu” the new “sauna.” youtu.be/djjsEo8D5WU
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Finland turned on the beauty for @apnews.com interview with President Alexander Stubb.
Stubb’s jacket references “sisu” - the Finnish concept of resilience and grit which the Finns displayed when fighting two wars with Russia.
Stubb is trying to make “sisu” the new “sauna.” youtu.be/djjsEo8D5WU
Stubb’s jacket references “sisu” - the Finnish concept of resilience and grit which the Finns displayed when fighting two wars with Russia.
Stubb is trying to make “sisu” the new “sauna.” youtu.be/djjsEo8D5WU
Reposted by Emma Burrows
A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring and Europe must boost support, Finland’s president says in AP interview.
Finland's president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine
President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:11 AM
A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring and Europe must boost support, Finland’s president says in AP interview.
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb spoke with me for @apnews.com about Ukraine, Russian sabotage & how he built a good relationship with Trump over golf.
Stubb said he talks to Trump about Ukraine & dealing with Putin: “If he accepts 1 out of 10 ideas, that’s good.”
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Stubb said he talks to Trump about Ukraine & dealing with Putin: “If he accepts 1 out of 10 ideas, that’s good.”
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Finland's president urges Europe to hold its nerve as he warns no ceasefire likely soon in Ukraine
President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb spoke with me for @apnews.com about Ukraine, Russian sabotage & how he built a good relationship with Trump over golf.
Stubb said he talks to Trump about Ukraine & dealing with Putin: “If he accepts 1 out of 10 ideas, that’s good.”
apnews.com/article/stub...
Stubb said he talks to Trump about Ukraine & dealing with Putin: “If he accepts 1 out of 10 ideas, that’s good.”
apnews.com/article/stub...
AP Exclusive: Poland & Romania are deploying new anti-drone tech backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to tackle Russian drones.
The Merops system uses AI, fits in the back of a pickup truck & fires drones against drones. Denmark will also use it, NATO officials said.
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The Merops system uses AI, fits in the back of a pickup truck & fires drones against drones. Denmark will also use it, NATO officials said.
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As Russian drone incursions rattle Europe, Poland and Romania deploy a new defensive system
Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones. The American Merops system can identify and target drones using AI, even when communications are jammed.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
AP Exclusive: Poland & Romania are deploying new anti-drone tech backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to tackle Russian drones.
The Merops system uses AI, fits in the back of a pickup truck & fires drones against drones. Denmark will also use it, NATO officials said.
apnews.com/article/russ...
The Merops system uses AI, fits in the back of a pickup truck & fires drones against drones. Denmark will also use it, NATO officials said.
apnews.com/article/russ...
5 men were just jailed in London for their roles in a arson attack masterminded by Russia - part of a wider sabotage campaign.
At @apnews.com I have now tracked at least 25 arson or explosives plots across Europe linked to Russia by Western officials since 2022. Map 👉 apnews.com/article/brit...
At @apnews.com I have now tracked at least 25 arson or explosives plots across Europe linked to Russia by Western officials since 2022. Map 👉 apnews.com/article/brit...
Men sentenced over London arson attack masterminded by Russia as part of a wider sabotage campaign
A British judge has sentenced five men for their roles in an arson attack in London that authorities say was masterminded by Russian intelligence as part of a wider campaign of sabotage and disruption...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
5 men were just jailed in London for their roles in a arson attack masterminded by Russia - part of a wider sabotage campaign.
At @apnews.com I have now tracked at least 25 arson or explosives plots across Europe linked to Russia by Western officials since 2022. Map 👉 apnews.com/article/brit...
At @apnews.com I have now tracked at least 25 arson or explosives plots across Europe linked to Russia by Western officials since 2022. Map 👉 apnews.com/article/brit...
Almost all news outlets - including @apnews.com colleagues - leave the Pentagon after not agreeing to new reporting rules. apnews.com/article/pent...
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Almost all news outlets - including @apnews.com colleagues - leave the Pentagon after not agreeing to new reporting rules. apnews.com/article/pent...
How @apnews.com photographer Lindsey Wasson broke the news to Mary E. Brunkow that she’d just won the Nobel Prize in medicine. www.ap.org/the-definiti....
Behind the lens: Breaking the news to a Nobel Prize winner | The Associated Press
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, but these photos may be worth a Nobel Prize. In the early hours of Monday morning, Seattle-based AP
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October 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How @apnews.com photographer Lindsey Wasson broke the news to Mary E. Brunkow that she’d just won the Nobel Prize in medicine. www.ap.org/the-definiti....
September has been fraught for Europe… Joined @npr.org @the1a.org today to talk drone incursions, Russian fighter jets, sabotage and Europe’s “drone wall” project. the1a.org/segments/why...
Why are Russian aircraft violating NATO airspace?
The alliance's airspace is busy these days. And not in a good way.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
September has been fraught for Europe… Joined @npr.org @the1a.org today to talk drone incursions, Russian fighter jets, sabotage and Europe’s “drone wall” project. the1a.org/segments/why...